Have You Ever Wanted to See Your Dog in a Book? — New Contest!
I want to announce a new contest I’m running on the blog. I’m in the midst of writing the sequel to Haint: A Tale of Extraterrestrial Intervention and Love Across Time and Space and she thought it would be fun to invite Dogsters (and other dog lovers too) to help her choose one or more new characters.
If you haven’t read Haint here’s a very quick thumbnail of the scifi doglit novel. Haint is told from the point of view of two characters — the Weimaraner Haint and his human, Amanda. There are other breeds and dogs mentioned in the novel including St. Bernards, Pugs, Airedales, Great Danes and especially Border Collies. The novel is set in the future where people are living in tribes based on their preferred breed of dog.
The sequel will have all these breeds and more, including a large tribe of mixed breed dogs. I already have several new breeds included in the sequel BUT, and this is where you come in, there is room for some new characters and maybe new breeds.
If you would like to see your favorite dog (there aren’t any cats in Haint but if you can make a good enough case for your cat there may be one in the sequel) become a character in a novel then bark in and give ne the following info:
Your candidate’s name, gender and breed
Dogster ID (if a Dogster)
Catster ID (if a Catster)
Why your candidate should be a character in a book
Why your candidate’s breed should be in a book (if they aren’t already in Haint)
Specifically why your candidate fits in the sequel to Haint (Hint–this is the most important question)
The contest closes the last day of September so send your entries into me as soon as you can. BTW, send them to me via “Bark to the Blog.” If you post them here in the comments section everybody will be able to read it but they’ll also be able to copy your dog’s style.
There’s no limit on the number of dogs (or cats) you can enter and please feel free to crosspost this announcement!
If you need to get a copy of Haint, check out Amazon.com, Borderlands-Books.com, Powells.com, any online bookseller or you can order it through any bookstore. Several petstores (see my website) and Borderlands Books in San Francisco also have copies in stock.
Hello…
The book sounds great but I really think that you need to have miniature pinschers in your book. They would make a great story line due do their distinct personalities.
My doggies are
Honeybun 170363
and Baxter 169782
Thanks
Linda Alexander
P.S I have a fantastic cat…Sylvester.
This sounds great! I will definitely enter a submission. And I have to follow Linda’s lead – Min Pins have such a colorful character! I guess I’m being biased though – BOL!
xoxo Gibbon and Jaz
Entering: Arrow Graphic Silverarrow. He IS a character. But, if not him, most certainly standard poodles should be in the mix of dogs. They are very intellligent, and seem to reason very close to the way humans think. They also have a great sense of humor. Check out all the standard poodles on Dogster, you will see.
bev and Arrow
You need a little Southern Belle.
A slightly mixed up Yorki./Carin Terrier mix that is all terrier.
Hunts for sports and dress up in canine finery.
May I suggest Miss Daisy Mae.
She is on Dogster and she has her own blog.
daisymaetales.blogspot.com
Check her out.
my name is Jake and I am a jack-rat terrier and Beethoven is a handsome border collie and my best freind.
Man if I still had my springer spaniel…
my dogs are too full of themselves already.. i can’t imagine if they were book-stars!
I nominate Miss Merrie, the toy poodle who, many years ago, demonstrated leadership, deep caring and insights in the quest to teach humans on planet earth about unconditional love. One of her cousins appeared in the book at the meeting of Alphas and Techs.
She should be in the book because she can communicate with listeners, children, dreamers and Dante; because she inspires people and gives them hope; and because she is brilliant and imaginative — qualities needed to discover a solution to the warming.